Toronto rallied for a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Atlanta Saturday at Dunedin, Fla., 7-6. Minor Leaguer Michael McDade hit a walk-off two-run double in the bottom of the 10th inning.
After being blanked for the first three innings, Toronto pieced together a four-run outburst in the fourth off Braves starting pitcher, Derek Lowe. Second baseman Aaron Hill led the charge with a two-run homer -- his second blast of the spring. Adam Lind, Vernon Wells and Randy Ruiz each contributed doubles in the inning, plating two more runs.
McDonald added an RBI single in the ninth.
Lowe logged five innings for Atlanta, allowing four runs on six hits. He finished with two strikeouts, no walks and 75 pitches (52 strikes). Lowe, who also surrendered one home run, saw his Spring Training ERA rise to 5.25 with the performance.
Jo-Jo Reyes, Craig Kimbrel and Jonny Venters turned in one shutout inning apiece.
During a three-run second inning, Braves catcher David Ross chipped in an RBI double and third baseman Brandon Hicks followed with a two-run single. Lind fumbled the base hit from Hicks in left field, allowing a second run to score on the play.
Joe Thurston, battling for a roster spot on the team, had RBI hits in the eighth and 10th innings for the Braves.
Braves top outfield prospect Jason Heyward had struck out three times in 27 Grapefruit League at-bats entering Saturday's game. He struck out twice in four at-bats against the Jays.
The Braves will host the Cardinals in a 1:05 p.m. tilt on Sunday at their Disney comples.
Jair Jurrjens will make his second start of the spring for Atlanta after dealing with a right shoulder issue earlier this spring. Brad Penny is set to start for St. Louis.
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Source: MLB